How serious is Congenital adrenal hyperplasia?

What causes Congenital adrenal hyperplasia?

Causes of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: see causes of Congenital adrenal hyperplasiaCauses of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: The most common cause of CAH is a deficiency of the enzyme 21-hydroxylase. The gene for this enzyme lies on chromosome 6. There are two copies of the gene because of a duplication that occurred hundreds of thousands of years ago. One gene is called CYP21 and is the active gene; the other is called CYP21P and is inactive. The 21-hydroxylase deficiency is unique because most mutations result from the transfer of genetic information between inactive and active genes.
(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

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